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Branch Off Twitter Giveaway!
Everyone loves to get free stuff, right? Damn right. So, I’m giving away one paperback copy of Branch Off (plus epub/mobi ebook). Here are the rules to enter the giveaway: Follow me on Twitter Retweet this tweet I’m giving away a paperback copy of my #scifi novel Branch Off! Follow me and retweet this to enter the giveaway http://t.co/lae1NJasFD…
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On Artificial Intelligence
I didn’t even know that the Future of Life Institute existed until a couple of days ago, when Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Stephen Hawking and many others signed a petition aiming to ban the military use of artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular autonomous weapons. I tend to agree that over the next few years we’ll see…
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Coping With Bad Reviews
When your book doesn’t have hundreds of reviews, you hold each one dear, so much in fact that a good review can make your day, and a bad one can destroy your whole damn week. I used to be sort of paranoid about Kindle sales and reviews. I was deep into the check-the-KDP-dashboard-page-twice-a-day tunnel. But then…
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WIP Novella: Fire In The Woods
I’ve had this story in the WIP pile for a while, since May 2014 in fact. So, how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods? OK, that was a little far-fetched. What I mean is, how can I develop it in a better…
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How Much Does It Cost To Self-publish A Book?
Branch Off is the second novel that I self-publish and it’s time to do some math. The question is, how much does it cost to self-publish a book? And with self-publish I mean doing everything yourself, except those things that it makes sense to outsource. Well, duh. First things first: you can do a lot…